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enEuro Vision 2019http://qalypso.co.uk/node/650
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The Dark Arts :-</p>
<p>"Cumberbatch presents us with an intense, socially awkward, strategic mastermind with a gentle Durham accent and a penchant for hanging out in stationary cupboards at work...</p>
<p>Brexit: The Uncivil War (Channel 4, Monday at 21:00 GMT). It not only gives you a "from the horse's mouth" version of what happened, but also an insight into Cummings's immediate post-vote plan for Boris Johnson that is missing from the film.</p>
<p>Of course, it is impossible to tell the entire story in one TV movie."</p>
<p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46741907">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46741907</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=134&amp;v=CDbRxH9Kiy4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=134&amp;v=CDbRxH9Kiy4</a></p>
<p>The Hypothetical?</p>
<p><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market_en">https://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market_en</a></p>
<p><a href="http://trade.ec.europa.eu/tradehelp/eu-customs-union">http://trade.ec.europa.eu/tradehelp/eu-customs-union</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/partnership-pack-preparing-for-a-no-deal-eu-exit">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/partnership-pack-preparing-fo...</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH-oScnJXB0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH-oScnJXB0</a></p>
<p>The FEX ;-)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evJyWj-LeYs">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evJyWj-LeYs</a></p>
</div></div></div><section class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/13" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Politics</a></li><li class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/35" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Terra Firma</a></li></ul></section>Sat, 05 Jan 2019 06:16:22 +0000Captain Black650 at http://qalypso.co.ukhttp://qalypso.co.uk/node/650#commentsProtected Landscapes 2019http://qalypso.co.uk/node/649
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>"Among the main issues highlighted in the authority’s response to the review, being led by writer and ex-Government advisor Julian Glover, who visited the North York Moors in September, was the disparity between its powers to look after the landscape and buildings and its impotence to protect wildlife.</p>
<p>An authority spokesman said: “The current contrast between our extensive and accepted powers under planning legislation and our lack of statutory powers to protect wildlife is extreme.</p>
<p>“A lack of powers to ensure positive change happens means that, even if, say, after 20 years of the most extensive consultation it was agreed by all parties bar one that a certain activity should take place to save a critical species, the national park authority has, in general, no power to make the activity happen.</p>
<p>“This contrasts with, for instance, the powers other local authorities have to deal with matters even including abandoned shopping trolleys where there is specific statutory provision...”</p>
<p><a href="https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/farmingnews/17312238.manifesto-to-help-shape-park-future/">https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/farmingnews/17312238.manifesto-to-help-s...</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/17314669.north-york-moors-national-park-calls-for-more-powers-to-protect-wildlife/">https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/17314669.north-york-moors-national-park...</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/about-us/meetings-and-agendas/authority-agenda/december-2018">https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/about-us/meetings-and-agendas/authorit...</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWlgh81zFGw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWlgh81zFGw</a></p>
<p>Garleks.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/about-us/meetings-and-agendas/authority-agenda/december-2018/Item-10.pdf">https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/about-us/meetings-and-agendas/authorit...</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/results-based-agri-environment-payment-scheme-rbaps-pilot-study-in-england">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/results-based-agri-environmen...</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/about-us/meetings-and-agendas/authority-agenda/december-2018/Item-16.pdf">https://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/about-us/meetings-and-agendas/authorit...</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W05aHn3HpJ0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W05aHn3HpJ0</a></p>
<p>"“While it is quite possible for a national park authority to have such powers, on wildlife the report suggests the panel should consider whether powers should be transferred or shared with the park authority. “We are not trying to say we should have all these powers, but that we should have some to ensure that our management plan does happen.” Member Jeremy Walker said the implication of the recommendation was that other bodies' enforcement of wildlife protection was not good enough. He warned the authority against arguing for extra powers without having financial back-up. Another member, farmer David Hugill, said he had become increasingly concerned about plans for the introduction of some species.</p>
<p>He said: “We have just had a failed attempt to bring lynxes back. There’s calls for wolves’ release in the Highlands, and for some reason Greater London, to curb growth and also brown bears to control deer. We can play a crucial part in any future consultations on the introduction of species.” Ahead of members agreeing to call for the review to consider granting national parks some wildlife protecting powers, member Janet Frank said: “If we can’t look after the animals in the park I don’t see a point in us being here.”"</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y9yG7JbO_s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y9yG7JbO_s</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/designated-landscapes-national-parks-and-aonbs-2018-review">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/designated-landscapes-nationa...</a></p>
<p>"The government’s 25-year Environment Plan states it will commission a ‘Hobhouse review’ of national parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The UK’s first national parks were created by an Act of Parliament in 1949 following the 1947 Hobhouse Report, which remains the basis for most protected landscape designation in England. It states: “This will consider coverage of designations, how designated areas deliver their responsibilities, how designated areas are financed, and whether there is scope for expansion.“It will also consider opportunities to enhance the environment in existing designations, and expand on the existing eight-point plan for national parks to connect more people with the natural environment.”</p>
<p>Chairman of the North York Moors National Park Authority Jim Bailey described the review as “a welcome step”. He said it was important to check that all areas of the national park were still fit for purpose and there was nothing missing 66 years after it was created. Mr Bailey said considering changes to the park’s boundaries would prove controversial, costly and time-consuming, but other work could include schemes such a “a nod to the historic value of Whitby” .</p>
<p>lol</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8dyaN4yW_0&amp;list=PLtOnjr4W_eBNiGBCuuPHASQiO8-UMBHI9">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8dyaN4yW_0&amp;list=PLtOnjr4W_eBNiGBCuuPHAS...</a></p>
</div></div></div><section class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/35" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Terra Firma</a></li><li class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/4" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">NYMNPA</a></li></ul></section>Tue, 01 Jan 2019 19:35:50 +0000Capt. 'Bob'649 at http://qalypso.co.ukhttp://qalypso.co.uk/node/649#commentsSirius 2019 >> MMXXIhttp://qalypso.co.uk/node/647
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Special K : Valiam</p>
<p>"Fertilisers are routinely added to soil to enhance plant growth and increase crop yields. They include three main macronutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K). If any of these macronutrients were to become unavailable or inaccessible to agriculture, a global food crisis of unprecedented scale would likely ensue. </p>
<p>Potassium is integral to plant growth and animal health, but it is a non-renewable resource. Unlike nitrogen and phosphorus, whose supply and recycling details are well-documented, little is known about the potassium supply and consumption cycle. Although potash, the raw material used to produce potassium fertilisers, is abundant, it is located in the northern hemisphere, meaning its availability in the tropics involves a high transport cost.</p>
<p>By 2050, global demand for grain is expected to have increased by 60%, while global cropland area will have increased by only 10%. Estimates show that crop production needs to increase by 25%-70% above current levels to meet 2050 demand, but emissions and nutrient losses must drop dramatically in order to restore and maintain ecosystem functions. Can countries work together to close yield gaps in the Global North and South in order to feed humanity by 2050, when the global population is expected to exceed 9bn?"</p>
<p><a href="https://transform.iema.net/article/special-k-potassium-production">https://transform.iema.net/article/special-k-potassium-production</a></p>
<p>"As #2018 draws to a close we’re saying goodbye to the Bauer team, who have constructed 7.2km of concrete d-wall panels at the <a class="_58cn" data-ft="&quot;*N&quot;}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/woodsmithmine?source=feed_text&amp;epa=HASHTAG&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARDltM1YFcgdyV4KDJsVs4KK6UWEPu7biHm0OfT01flodPbjqZiZmrkM_ywgwwj2005EFHEE-x07LhqrrtewylW3m-mg-h22paEz450uL3LV6Xh53Sg2osgzWQCTgaLVmxkhcwTMA3SIfhWhxUBtzeI4OR0xVrEHexriyLeGiHxKOiYY6pXZxm8wOiCMc4uErCC6BNvtmgqs0o73VLTA_wEdbV0KKVUsNgoFNKmAMwkSGB1YQ1ytXtBbeL15weEHAg8L2rJ1V2s_qzKg6PmO7IKr7dxN1xDMwaIFKRbfZeD1eB5UKS62kj-S7RFm8cMNjOvWoEzk431Ed5mqwRn2mNmzxg&amp;__tn__=%2ANK-R"><span class="_5afx"><span aria-label="hashtag" class="_58cl _5afz">#</span><span class="_58cm">WoodsmithMine</span></span></a> site. A big thanks to the whole team for their hard work and commitment."</p>
<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/siriusmineralsuk/photos/a.980710015392188/1836959839767197/?type=3 ">https://www.facebook.com/siriusmineralsuk/photos/a.980710015392188/18369...</a></p>
<p><span class="floatright"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/users/16/page/image/bee%20tunnel.jpg" width="720" height="432" /></span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUOyQw_Lykk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUOyQw_Lykk</a></p>
<p><a href="https://siriusminerals.com/work-with-us/current-vacancies/">https://siriusminerals.com/work-with-us/current-vacancies/</a></p>
<p>"In 2016, just over half of the UK’s food supply originated outside the country, including 30% from the EU, 5% from Africa and 4% from South America. After Brexit, if the UK’s food imports originate less from the EU and more from countries in the Global South, the gaps between nutrient outputs and fertiliser inputs could widen (Figure 2). </p>
<p>The UK is effectively mining nutrients from soils in the world’s poorest countries, which have no local fertiliser production. This makes food supplies even more vulnerable – especially when factoring in ongoing pressures such as climate change, which pose a significant risk to global food security. There are, however, opportunities for countries with no local fertiliser production to establish it, especially where there are known deposits that could be mined.</p>
<p>In many low and middle-income countries, minimal fertiliser is used for growing crops. Zambia uses the most fertiliser in sub-Saharan Africa, for example, at 46.2kg per hectare. This figure pales in comparison to the amount used in EU countries – 160.1kg per hectare. Latin America and the Caribbean use 127.9kg per hectare, and North America uses 126.6 kg per hectare. Countries with low fertiliser production should not necessarily be raising their fertiliser input to the same level as those with high inputs, because overuse is undesirable for increasing yields over the long term. To sustain the global food supply, fertiliser inputs will need to increase, but potassium inputs may need to double to compensate for what is removed by crops. In addition, intensification of agricultural lands is likely to be required in order to feed the rapidly growing populations in the developing world."</p>
<p><span class="floatright"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/resize/users/16/page/image/Orange%20Rose-520x782.jpg" width="520" height="782" /></span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5ETfsjRjzA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5ETfsjRjzA</a></p>
<p>"What can be done about this global challenge? Local potassium fertiliser production in the Global South is urgently needed to enable agricultural systems in developing countries to feed local populations. National governments need to support geological exploration of potassium-bearing minerals such as potassium feldspar in Malawi, Ethiopia and Eritrea. It’s clear that the problem of potassium deficiency and other mineral resources for agriculture are not merely a global trade concern, and that much work remains to be done.</p>
<p>Geologists, agronomists and soil scientists must drive forward scientific initiatives to identify new potassium-bearing minerals and explore conventional mineral-based fertilisers in developing countries. Agronomic knowledge also needs to increase to allow us to understand the potassium status of soils, especially in Africa. This approach has been pioneered in Brazil, where the use of novel locally derived ‘remineralisers’ is federally regulated.</p>
<p>In addition, new markets need to be developed for alternative potassium fertilisers – a process that requires scientists, policymakers and economists to work together. The UK and EU countries stand to benefit from working with the Global South to secure food supplies both locally and globally. They can do this by discovering and investing in innovations such as mineral recycling, alternative mineral resources and alternative farming practices that improve soil quality and maximise yields. </p>
<p>Scientific and policy leadership from the UK could help the developing world reach targets for the UN Sustainable Development Goals, to make potassium consumption and production responsible and sustainable. We must understand the impact that local consumption has on the global market – not just for potassium, but also for the other minerals and nutrients needed to maintain a healthy diet."</p>
<p>Oh. Oh K? </p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NihmwMWEdPc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NihmwMWEdPc</a></p>
<p><a href="https://transform.iema.net/article/special-k-potassium-production">https://transform.iema.net/article/special-k-potassium-production</a></p>
<p>LIV Long &amp; Prosper</p>
<p><a href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmenvaud/596/596.pdf">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmenvaud/596/596...</a></p>
<p> </p>
</div></div></div><section class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/37" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Satellite</a></li><li class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/35" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Terra Firma</a></li><li class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/3" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Potash</a></li><li class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Sirius Minerals</a></li></ul></section>Fri, 21 Dec 2018 04:15:10 +0000Captain Black647 at http://qalypso.co.ukhttp://qalypso.co.uk/node/647#commentsGeneratrix 2019http://qalypso.co.uk/node/646
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Greetings :-</p>
<p>"The bizarre space object Oumuamua has scientists completely baffled. It’s possible we may have just missed first contact with aliens."</p>
<p><a href="https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/space/oumuamua-mysterious-messenger-from-beyond-the-stars/news-story/aec6ba894053f8c71713395d8548f84a">https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/space/oumuamua-mysterious-mes...</a></p>
<p>"It may be an asteroid. It could be a comet. Perhaps it is … something else. But ever since humanity spotted it last year, I/2017 U1 ‘Oumuamua — the elongated chunk of something shiny spinning through our Solar System — has managed to give us the slip. 'Oumuamua means “scout” or “messenger” from the past, in Hawaiian. It may be a very appropriate name. There’s reason to suspect it could have an alien origin.</p>
<p>It’s behaving weirdly: flying through our Solar System on an open-ended parabola, proving it must have come from deep interstellar space. Its eerie red hue is shinier than a typical comet. It’s accelerating: admittedly by only a tiny amount, but something is giving 'Oumuamua a push. It could be comet-like ‘outgassing’. But at no point has the mysterious object been seen to have a comet’s tail.</p>
<p>It has a weird shape. Based on its erratic flashing, astronomers have inferred 'Oumuamua must be long and thin. Few known asteroids and comets are like that. But … for it to be an alien artefact would be extraordinary. And to prove that would require some extraordinary evidence. However, our chances of learning anything more from our first known interstellar visitor are very slim. It’s racing away — back into deep space — at some 95,000km/h. There are, however, other possible — and more probable — alternatives..." <span class="floatright"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/resize/users/16/page/image/redblank-720x540.png" width="720" height="540" /></span></p>
<p>"The Spitzer Space Telescope — despite not seeing 'Oumuamua — reveals it is small enough for such acceleration to take place. “That determination was dependent on 'Oumuamua being relatively smaller than typical solar system comets,”..</p>
<p>"After crunching the probabilities, the researchers found that there should be at least 66 other interstellar objects, ranging in diameter from roughly 100 meters to 10 kilometres in size, captured in the Sun’s gravitational well. “We find that there should be hundreds of 'Oumuamua-size interstellar objects identifiable by Centaur-like orbits,” the study reports. A Centaur a small body that orbits the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune, but cuts across the path of one or more of the giant planets.</p>
<p>"“A more exotic scenario is that 'Oumuamua may be a fully operational probe sent intentionally to Earth vicinity by an alien civilisation,”... But this was pure speculation, based solely on the object’s surprising speed and course. That it was so reflective could, however, add fuel to the ‘alien space probe’ idea. Light sails work in a similar way wind sails do — harnessing the energy of solar winds by reflecting them in another direction to generate thrust.</p>
<p>"“No scientist has claimed 'Oumuamua is alien in this discussion — they have just raised questions and explored answers. There is no point in shying away from a proper discussion on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, or in being personally critical of colleagues … If aliens are claimed, direct and robust evidence is required — not a conclusion based on a few observations that are difficult to explain, plus a bunch of assumptions.”</p>
<p>What has been seen makes it most likely that 'Oumuamua is, in fact, a dirty interstellar comet, crusted by deposits and turned red by thousands of years of exposure to cosmic rays in interstellar space. Once close enough to the Sun to boil this away, the shiny inner core was exposed — changing its characteristics in such a way as to alter its orbit."</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&amp;v=rfi3w9Bzwik">https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&amp;v=rfi3w9Bzwik</a></p>
<p> </p>
</div></div></div><section class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/36" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Orbit</a></li><li class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/37" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Satellite</a></li><li class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/34" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Space</a></li><li class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/35" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Terra Firma</a></li></ul></section>Wed, 19 Dec 2018 05:10:13 +0000Captain Black646 at http://qalypso.co.ukhttp://qalypso.co.uk/node/646#commentsSirius Minerals - Progresshttp://qalypso.co.uk/node/630
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p class="cu"><span class="co">"2</span><span class="ci"> July 2018 Sirius Minerals Plc Quarterly progress update</span></p>
<p class="cv"><span class="cg">* </span><span><span class="cf">The project remains on track to deliver first polyhalite and commercial production on time </span></span></p>
<p class="cv"><span class="cg">* </span><span><span class="cf">The fully procured and financed capital estimate will be provided to the market once binding financing commitment letters have been executed</span></span></p>
<p class="cv"><span class="cg">* </span><span><span class="cf">A supply agreement for Nigeria was signed during the period taking peak aggregate contract volumes from 4.4 Mtpa to 4.7 Mtpa</span></span></p>
<p class="cv"><span class="cg">* </span><span><span class="cf">Active engagement on multiple commercial discussions for new supply agreements in Brazil and Europe</span></span></p>
<p class="cv"><span class="cg">* </span><span><span class="cf">Initial responses received from banks participating in the stage 2 financing process are positive</span></span></p>
<p class="a">Sirius Minerals Plc ("Sirius" or the "Company") provides its latest quarterly progress update. Chris Fraser, Managing Director and CEO of Sirius, commented:</p>
<p class="cx">"It has been a quarter of good progress as we continue to construct our Woodsmith Mine, as well as breaking-ground on Teesside. Work to deliver the stage two financing continues at pace and we are delighted to add a new, well established customer, in the high potential African region, to our growing list of partners.</p>
<p class="a"><span>"The economic and social benefits to our nationally significant infrastructure project are vast, as recently illustrated by QUOD's independent economic impact assessment, and we look forward to delivering these</span> <span>important and long-lasting benefits to both national and local economies.</span></p>
<p class="cx">"With commercial momentum and the development of our world-class mine continuing to progress well, we remain confident of delivering on our key milestones for 2018 and ultimately delivering on our vision to be a world-class fertilizer business."</p>
<p class="ct">Safety</p>
<p class="bh"><span class="cc">The project's Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate ("LTIFR") stands at 4.4. The LTIFR is a measure of lost time incidents per million man-hours on a twelve-month rolling average basis. The Company is working closely with its contractors to continually improve the safety culture at all locations. </span></p>
<p class="cy">Sales and Marketing</p>
<p class="bh">The Company signed a seven-year supply agreement with Intercontinental Trade DMCC Dubai, <span>a global trading company with an active presence in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia,</span> for volumes of POLY4 ramping up to 350,000 tonnes per annum in year four. Taking this agreement into consideration the Company's aggregate peak contracted volumes has increased from 4.4 Mtpa to 4.7 Mtpa. </p>
<p class="bh">The Company has undertaken to achieve a target level of circa 6.5 Mtpa of supply agreements in 2018. Sirius' current priority is to conclude agreements in the key markets of Western Europe and Brazil. Commercial discussions are well advanced with multiple customers in each of these regions and the Company is confident of delivering on this milestone. A number of opportunities in other regions of the world are also being progressed. </p>
<p class="bh">A total of 56 new crop trials have been initiated during 2018 bringing the total trials to over 320 covering 35 different crops in 23 countries. </p>
<p class="cy">Stage 2 financing</p>
<p class="bh">The initial bank due diligence process commenced early in the second quarter and has been ongoing with potential lenders reviewing the Company's information package and engaged with their independent consultants. A number of bank responses have been received with further responses due to be received over the coming weeks. The quality of the responses received so far has been positive. Once all responses have been received the Company will progress discussions with both potential lenders and the Infrastructure and Projects Authority to finalize the financing. The Company is on track to achieve financial close in 2018. </p>
<p class="cy"><span class="cc">Procurement</span></p>
<p class="bh"><span class="cc">The Company is currently in the process of evaluating proposals for each of the outstanding major scopes of work for the project. These include the materials handling facility, port infrastructure, MTS fit out and drives two and three of the MTS tunnel. The evaluation and optimisation exercise is now ongoing in conjunction with the commercial discussions associated with each package. These processes will continue into the next quarter and feed into the stage 2 financing process. </span></p>
<p class="bh"><span class="cc">The opportunity to utilise the Redcar Bulk Terminal continues to be progressed in parallel with the option of developing a greenfield port facility at Bran Sands. </span></p>
<p class="ct">Construction progress</p>
<p class="bh"><span class="cc">At the Woodsmith Mine site, diaphragm walling activities on the service shaft are complete and have now commenced on the production shaft. The excavation of the service shaft is scheduled to commence in the coming weeks. The initial 120m of the MTS shaft will be sunk using a Herrenknecht Vertical Sinking Machine ("VSM"). Preparation works, such as excavation of the guide collar, are in progress with sinking to commence during the coming quarter. </span></p>
<p class="bh"><span class="cc">A ground-breaking ceremony, attended by the Northern Powerhouse Minister Jake Berry MP, was held at the Company's Wilton site on Teesside in late June to mark the commencement of piling work for the MTS tunnel portal. In addition to the portal construction, earthworks for support infrastructure such as power supply and welfare buildings is progressing. Tunnelling activities will commence once the portal construction is sufficiently advanced. </span></p>
<p class="ct">Cost and schedule</p>
<p class="bh"><span class="cc">The project remains on track to deliver first production and commercial production on time. The Company has now entered the final phase of the procurement process involving cost and risk estimation which involves an iterative process of evaluating contractor scopes of work, commercial risk allocation and contingency requirements. In addition to this, the outcomes of this process are subject to review by the lender's technical consultant as part of the stage 2 financing process. The Company intends to provide the market with an updated estimate including contingency once binding financing commitment letters have been executed. This is anticipated to occur around the end of the third quarter of 2018. </span></p>
<p class="cy">Investor webcast</p>
<p class="bh">Sirius Minerals' Chief Executive Officer, Chris Fraser, will host a webcast for investors and analysts at 10.30 am today. </p>
<p class="cz">The webcast can be listened to live by clicking on the link below. A replay will be available on the Company's website in due course.</p>
<p class="bh"><span><span class="ca"><a href="http://event.onlineseminarsolutions.com/wcc/r/1789152-1/AB893348F991B2213A108F28135A4224">http://event.onlineseminarsolutions.com/wcc/r/1789152-1/AB893348F991B2213A108F28135A4224 </a></span></span></p>
<p class="bh">The Important bit:</p>
<p><a href="http://siriusminerals.com/latest-news/blog/why-the-world-needs-sirius-to-succeed/">http://siriusminerals.com/latest-news/blog/why-the-world-needs-sirius-to...</a></p>
<p>The Fully Procured?</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCDsFIqIfA0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCDsFIqIfA0</a></p>
<p>Oh.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBYaoBlYPxo&amp;feature=youtu.be">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBYaoBlYPxo&amp;feature=youtu.be</a></p>
<p>Bon Voyage.</p>
<p>lol</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEuV82GqQnE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEuV82GqQnE</a></p>
<p> </p>
</div></div></div><section class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/12" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">NYMNPA</a></li><li class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/35" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Terra Firma</a></li><li class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/7" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Scarborough Borough Council (SBC)</a></li><li class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Sirius Minerals</a></li></ul></section>Mon, 02 Jul 2018 06:27:16 +0000Benefitz Betty630 at http://qalypso.co.ukhttp://qalypso.co.uk/node/630#comments'Knocking Shops'http://qalypso.co.uk/node/626
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>'Fed up with always being in the slow queue? '</p>
<p>"Perhaps Benjamin Franklin said it best, in 1748: "Remember that time is money." </p>
<p>Whether it is lining up to pay for your groceries, making a bank transaction, or waiting for a table at a trendy restaurant, time costs money. As businesses become aware of the direct and indirect costs of waiting, they are looking at innovative ways to reduce these expenses by "designing out" queues...</p>
<p>'People are not ships' ... Unfortunately, unlike ships, people enter queues randomly, which creates a problem in providing optimal service. Companies cannot control this type of customer demand. For example, people don't consistently arrive at the supermarket checkout area in five-minute increments, with exactly six items."</p>
<p><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-05/queue-why-yours-always-seems-slower/9834914">http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-05/queue-why-yours-always-seems-slowe...</a></p>
<p><span class="floatright"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/users/3740/page/image/queue-graphic-custom-data.jpg" width="700" height="500" /></span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/older-people/older-australia-at-a-glance/contents/demographics-of-older-australians/australia-s-changing-age-and-gender-profile">https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/older-people/older-australia-at-a-glance...</a></p>
<p>"Corporate broking — where small teams of highly-connected individuals with close ties to the top brass in UK Plc vie to offer intelligence and strategic advice — is often done for free. Firms compete to act as a ‘trusted adviser’ for companies in the hope of being the bank of choice when they pull the trigger on a deal."</p>
<p><a href="https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/welcome-to-yorkshire-supports-plans-for-holiday-resort-1-9192279">https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/welcome-to-yorkshire-supports-p...</a></p>
<p>"“Welcome to Yorkshire are very supportive and Sir Gary Verity (the CEO of Welcome to Yorkshire) has been kind enough to write a letter of support, which is on the planning portal.” ...“It’s a hidden secret. It’s a beautiful site. The plan is to develop it out as soon as we get planning consent so we can assemble all the development funding. “The holiday homes will be effectively self catering. A lot of self catering people will obviously use local businesses. It’s got great potential.” A Welcome to Yorkshire spokesman said: ‘We are always happy to support our members in their ventures to create exciting new developments that will attract even more visitors to Yorkshire as well as creating more local jobs.” The application is due to be discussed by Scarborough Borough Council’s planning and development committee on June 7. Officers are recommending that permission be granted for the scheme, subject to the consideration of comments raised during consultation which included concerns about ecology and landscaping."</p>
<p>Meanwhile:</p>
<p><strong>"Plans for a new Premier Inn hotel in Scarborough have been submitted. </strong>It's set to be situated on a vacant plot of land within The Sands development, where the Alpamare Waterpark currently sits. The report states the hotel would sit between the Generous George pub and the waterpark itself.."</p>
<p><a href="https://planning.scarborough.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=makeComment&amp;keyVal=P5YC5ENSLL200">https://planning.scarborough.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetai...</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.yorkshirecoastradio.com/news/local-news/2561702/new-premier-inn-planned-for-scarborough/">https://www.yorkshirecoastradio.com/news/local-news/2561702/new-premier-...</a></p>
<p>“We’re seeing more pitches coming from companies which have not put their brokerships up [for rival bids] for a number of years,” said Kunal Gandhi, head of corporate broking at Barclays...“It’s viewed historically by some of investment banks as something of a cost centre despite its relationship value,”</p>
<p>Inn or Out?</p>
<p>K : B&amp;B/Resident: The North Bay is a distinct area with a family feel. The PA obejctions include S106 &amp; the alterations to car parking.</p>
<p>CM: PI are resubmitting their application. This will be a full new application </p>
<p>R1: Consider the height of the police station</p>
<p>R2: If forced to reduce height will leave a bigger foot print (will not reduce bedroom sizes)</p>
<p>CM: In-hoc with Benchmark who have so far failed to deliver the Cinema</p>
<p>K : There is a question of validity. Benchmark is in default of S106 re Waterpark</p>
<p>R3: What about the PI 80+ bed extension at Huntriss Row. The facade looks like it is going to fall down.</p>
<p>R2: How can SBC allow another PI when they don't have a good record?</p>
<p>K : Do Benchmark need to complete what they are doing before adding further development?</p>
<p>R3: Is PI to abandon the town centre development?</p>
<p>CM: It will be next to fall down.</p>
<p>R1: It looks like it will fall down.. (The Old Conservative Club)</p>
<p>K: Research Scarborough Water Parks Ltd &amp; their leasing arrangements with Benchmark ... do they have enough money?</p>
<p>R4 : Councillors &amp; Officers are supposed to be caretakers of our land. This is our land.</p>
<p>R5: Will they discount tickets to the OAT &amp; Water Park? (to out compete local business)</p>
<p>CM: This is nothing to do with the OAT.</p>
<p>R6: The current parking arrangements are for a visitors - a few hours. Not for a 120 bed hotel who will leave thier cars there during their stay reducing visitor car parking spaces.</p>
<p>R4 : The car park is 80% full off peak season - without the hotel.</p>
<p>R5: There is outline planning permission for a hotel. Nothing against hotels but PI's usual busines is commercial, not holiday visitors.</p>
<p>R6: What justification for another hotel? The Lysander/Manor Heath/Breece (many local hotels) have closed. Don't believe there are enough visitors in winter.</p>
<p>R7: Will there be an off season price war? Would local B&amp;B's winter 'contractors' go to PI forcing more to close.</p>
<p>R6: Is part of the local plan to develop at detriment to local business?</p>
<p>R6: Will more B&amp;B's convert to HMO's?</p>
<p>CM: Agree - too many local B&amp;B's have turned into HMO's. Formerly family run businesses.</p>
<p>CM: How many present were owner operators? </p>
<p>K : Not just about business but local residents. (40:60) (operators: residents). Whitbread did not offer their presence known.</p>
<p>R1: A resident. The North Bay has its own environment &amp; charm. This has been chipped away little by little. As a rate payer is very angry that SBC have allowed this.</p>
<p>CM : Democratically elected. ... SBC will do what they want. </p>
<p>R2 : SHA Committee were once told that 'SBC' only 5/6 B&amp;B's were needed. Big hotels were easier to manage ergo three Britannia, one Travelodge &amp; two Premier Inns. </p>
<p>K: Scarborough is a place for everybody.</p>
<p>R7: Scarborough is a tradiitonal sea side destination. A variety of accommodation is needed. Not all visitors want corporate hotels. Family focus is on entertainments &amp; facilities. The corporate &amp; family visitor hospitality need to start talking together. </p>
<p>R7: Is there a plan for tourism? It is going down hill. Too many day visitors... the environment is going down.</p>
<p>R8 : Consider Blackpool and how many B&amp;Bs' have closed. What tourists need are facilities. The council does not listen ... ie Cinemas. The Council should be ashamed.</p>
<p>R9 : Business here have fought tooth &amp; nail to avoid another Blackpool ie Stag &amp; Hens. Many local small business here are family investments. </p>
<p>R10: Dual the A64? Is it easier to get in &amp; out.</p>
<p>K: SBC must follow planning policy under the NPF. TOU1 should respect locality. There is also a need to reduce seasonality and offer tourism all year around.</p>
<p>K: TOU2 Planning is concerned with material facts. Assetts make an attractive tourism area. Peasholm Park, OAT.</p>
<p>K: TOU3 Is it the role of SBC to close B&amp;B's/hotels if demand meets? Accommodation stock? Retrospectively Is SBC suggesting that there is ample accommodation if closing local business?</p>
<p>R4: There is an aura of no confidence in SBC. Why are some councillors here not saying anything?</p>
<p>CM: We are here to listen. Predetermination. When the Council debate takes place we can raise residents issues. Councillors need to listen and be lobbied.</p>
<p>R5: Anyone here representing Tourism? </p>
<p>CM : AJ :</p>
<p>R5: Would you be willing to speak at planning on our behalf?</p>
<p>R8: A member of the 'Corrupt Bastards Party' ... allows Tourism Office to close, public toilets to close, my 86 year old mum is afraid to go out...</p>
<p>R4: Yes, issues that visitors come back and tell us about.</p>
<p>K : About PI? </p>
<p>R8: What would it take for you to change your mind?</p>
<p>CM: AJ : If I may, (without being bigotted) I will represent residents.</p>
<p>R9: Moved to the North Bay because it is different to the South Bay. Parking of over 100 cars will choke up Peasholm Gap. The North Bay will be spoilt.</p>
<p>K: The North Bay is quieter and more relaxing. </p>
<p>R10 This impacts on people much further away (Flixton) few operators accept one night stays. They may lose that trade to PI.</p>
<p>K: Local operators use local produce, local window cleaners, local tradesmen. PI will not use local traders all money will stay within PI.</p>
<p>CM: The PA can not be turned down on commerical reasons.</p>
<p>R9: There are two sides to Scarborough that is quite unique. A quiet side &amp; a noisy side. </p>
<p>R11: More traffic will mean more polution.</p>
<p>K: Reducing carbon emissions.</p>
<p>CM: The biggest issue is parking. More damaged verges as visitors park in local residential streets. Town centres have more access to public transport.</p>
<p>K: With 80+ rooms in town centre PI would be closer to South Cliff and conference area. </p>
<p>R12 - Objections to licensing? A letter from PI for shorted drinking times outside premises, ie 10.00 o'clock.</p>
<p>R12: Will PI visitors visit much of the Town - the beach - the South Bay? Discover Scarborough ... or will it be a roadside one stop travel stop.</p>
<p>K: The third to sixth floor offers views over residential properties. Lack of residents privacy. </p>
<p>R14: There is already a problem with lights, car lights, car park lights. Signage lights.</p>
<p>CM: The metal signage that has just appeared has no planning permission </p>
<p>R15: This used to be a lovely residential area. In the last five years we have got Alpamare, The Tunny Club etc. Benchmark have not liaaised with us at all. What next? Six storeys is far too high.</p>
<p>R8: SBC has a past precedent for ignoring residents ie Tesco... the Futurist..</p>
<p>R16: Whitby is a better place for a Premier Inn.</p>
<p>R17: Moved to Scarborough North Bay for a quiet life. We need more family attractions not a cinema or PI. (google Sundowners (Northampton)</p>
<p>R+: Kinderland !! They closed Kinderland for Benchmark and have not provided anything. The S106 requested a childrens play area. </p>
<p>R18: They have just knocked down 3 lovely residential homes for a Care Home ... how that passed planning ...</p>
<p>CM: Scarborough needs to move forward. New attractions not a new hotel with familty invested business being ruined. </p>
<p>Periphery &amp; Primary</p>
<p>K: The design submitted of PI is a box. A bog standard box that could be dropped in anywhere. It is not in keeping with the local area.</p>
<p>CM: Mebbe we are getting an airport?</p>
<p>R2: Local environment ... the Pavillion at the Cricket Club</p>
<p>K: Unacceptable impact - this is not Benidorm. Material facts: noise, light, polution &amp; protecting the existing habitat.</p>
<p>R8: The North Bay is a haven for wildlife. Not an area for chopping down trees and an ongoing building site.</p>
<p>Culmulative Impact Assessment.</p>
<p>K: Benchmark are in Breach of S106 - a childrens play area - within two years of Alpamare opening.</p>
<p>R9: No forward planning. No confidence in Benchmark - they don't keep promises. the Cinema is not finished. Get rid of Benchmark. Is there a stipulation put in place 'no further developments' until promises kept.</p>
<p>R8: Benchmark breaches of planning ie £69K to bus provision. Repayments for loan? </p>
<p>CM: Not in default.</p>
<p>K: Are Able Capital investments insolvent?</p>
<p>CM: If you list some concrete questions SBC officers would be able to answer them.</p>
<p>R16: No money into Scarborough Town ... all going out of the area</p>
<p>K: Does the PA meet current criteria. Scale? What are the grounds to oppose new development. Is there sustainable economic growth? </p>
<p>CM: Presentations &amp; petitions should be written individually. Local people need to get involved. </p>
<p>R2: Residents v the Council? Councillors should represent residents.</p>
<p>"Given their potential to bring in career-making transactions, long-standing corporate broking relationships can be hard to dislodge. But after a lull in recent years, a number of factors are spurring more broking clients to move,.."</p>
<p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/jun/04/the-big-con-how-neoliberals-convinced-us-there-wasnt-enough-to-go-around">https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/jun/04/the-big-con-how-n...</a></p>
<p>""For a sector associated with staid British traditions, there’s a renewed sense of American-style sharp-elbowed competition among investment banks’ corporate broking teams. Larger investment banks are circling smaller rivals as the shake-up from the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, introduced in January, upends the broking world..."</p>
<p>"Mick de Brenni visited the Kirra Beach Tourist Park on Monday and met with permanent residents who have been told by council they will be phased out of their homes over 10 years to make way for tourists. "All the residents I met were elderly pensioners, and they're desperately worried about where they're going to live in the future," Mr de Brenni told AAP. "Many don't have much family around at all, and there are limited options for them to move - they just deserve some security over where they're going to live." He said the residents were experiencing "crippling anxiety" with many having invested hundreds of thousands into their homes. He also questioned council's motives behind the decision, suggesting they could be making way for a future development. "The question I think that council needs to answer, is this about making the park more profitable, or is there some other motivation?," Mr de Brenni said. "Is this about developing this land into something completely different - do they have plans for a shopping centre, or something else?" A Gold Coast City Council spokesperson rejected these claims and said the decision is about tourism growth for the Gold Coast. "This is not true. The park will be returned to a true Tourist Park as its name suggests," the spokesperson told AAP.</p>
<p>"This will also allow the site in the long term to be made potentially available for the benefit of other community uses."</p>
<p><a href="https://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/elderly-to-lose-qld-caravan-park-homes/news-story/9958e3c9e4e1e7d42ae18c78c6157f55#itm=newscomau%7Cnews%7Cright-now-in-%7C2%7CElderly%20to%20lose%20Qld%20caravan%20park%20homes%7Cindex%7Cnational&amp;itmt=1528171078634">https://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/elderly-to-lose-qld-carav...</a></p>
<p>"But similarly to British people who become awkward when talking about money, some banks claim their broking relationships are not simply tools to be leveraged in order to generate huge deals."</p>
<p><a href="https://www.fnlondon.com/articles/competition-heats-up-in-a-very-british-corner-of-investment-banking-20180531">https://www.fnlondon.com/articles/competition-heats-up-in-a-very-british...</a></p>
<p>"In a queuing context, two important variables are at play, "speed of queue" and "your time".</p>
<p>Hey Ho..</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21NMhKRimU4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21NMhKRimU4</a></p>
<p>lol</p>
<p>"I could have been President of The United States.﻿"</p>
<p><a href="http://newsthump.com/2018/06/04/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-season-of-love-island/">http://newsthump.com/2018/06/04/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-ne...</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.scarborough.gov.uk/home/planning/planning-policy/local-plan/scarborough-borough-local-plan-201132">https://www.scarborough.gov.uk/home/planning/planning-policy/local-plan/...</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
</div></div></div><section class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/36" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Orbit</a></li><li class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/35" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Terra Firma</a></li><li class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/7" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Scarborough Borough Council (SBC)</a></li></ul></section>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 04:40:26 +0000Benefitz Betty626 at http://qalypso.co.ukhttp://qalypso.co.uk/node/626#commentsLGF - The Lamb'eth Walkhttp://qalypso.co.uk/node/622
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>"The next Liaison Group Forum will take place on Monday 23 April between 1.00 – 2.30pm at Bede Hall, Sneaton Castle Centre, Whitby, YO21 3QN.</p>
<p>The Liaison Group Forum will meet quarterly, as a minimum, throughout the construction and post-construction period. Chaired by the Company, its membership will include representatives from the National Park Authority, parish and town councils, local residents and wider community stakeholder representation as appropriate..."</p>
<p><a href="http://siriusminerals.com/latest-news/residents-updates/liaison-group-forum/">http://siriusminerals.com/latest-news/residents-updates/liaison-group-fo...</a></p>
<p>Matters Arising: Local Employment - Sirius has an operational target of 80% local employment. During construction this is expected to be 35% and is about 45%. Local is defined as a one hour commute as is normal industry practice. New contractors were on site. Sirius have been instrumental in working alongside the Skills Village and promotes its careers opprotunities on its website along with social media. A question was raised about career opportunities/prospects being platformed in the Whitby Gazette as this was the most local &amp; trusted media format.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8tjWRWyISw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8tjWRWyISw</a></p>
<p>Project Update: The Woodsmith site is coming along and looking a bit tidy. Shows two slides one November &amp; one March. The white buildings (actually grey) are now green to fit in and blend with the surroundings to keep visual impacts down as much as possible. The drill rig is now off site (last weekend). </p>
<p>The construction project runs from Woodsmith to Teesport. </p>
<p>At Woodsmith the diaphragm wall cutters are continuing to 60m around the shafts. Shows Foreshaft &amp; Sunken Headfames slide. DMC using more modern technology that is safer &amp; faster. Shows vertical digger and technology of mechanical cutting. Most of the groundworks at Woodsmith are complete. DMC are the main contractors on site. Activites are also ongoing at Lockwood Beck &amp; Wilton. </p>
<p>At Wilton end the fences are up, contractors being engaged with power on site.</p>
<p>Strabag to tunnel from Wilton to LWB are mobilising at the moment. Offices on site at Wilton within a couple of weeks. </p>
<p><a href="http://siriusminerals.com/latest-news/news-stories/strabag-awarded-first-tunnelling-contract/">http://siriusminerals.com/latest-news/news-stories/strabag-awarded-first...</a></p>
<p>At LWB the pad is prepared to start shaft down at the site. A decision to grout rather than freeze the shaft at LWB is under consideration &amp; a 20m deep hole is being constructed ready for the TBM. Power utility at LWB over the next few months. </p>
<p>Q: At Woodsmith - the concrete bunkers (down to 60m) - are these to be interconnected? Please explain the VSR's operation?</p>
<p>A: No they are stand alone. Also the VSR's no men working underneath. They weigh a lot and will be held up with ropes. Shifting the earth up as they dig. (See website : <a href="https://www.herrenknecht.com/en/products/core-products/mining/shaft-boring-roadheader-sbr.html">https://www.herrenknecht.com/en/products/core-products/mining/shaft-bori...</a>)</p>
<p>Q: Wilton is flat. How will the tunnel start here?</p>
<p>A: Dig 20m deep with roadheaders, create a second pillar wall. The TBMs are between 80m to100m long</p>
<p>Q: A 45m Winding Tower at LWB? </p>
<p>Q: What if the VSR's can't cut through hard rocks? Will they get in the way of the drill &amp; blast?</p>
<p>A: The drilling (rig) suggests it is very unlikely we find hard rock that the VSR cannot handle. In the event that we do the VSR is hoisted up whilst drill &amp; blast is carried out.</p>
<p>Q: How long is the conveyor belt at Wilton? </p>
<p>A: The processing is above ground at Wilton. An outline PA is with R&amp;CBC at the moment. It is 3km from Wilton to Port for the conveyor belt.</p>
<p>Q: The Winding Towers at Woodsmith?</p>
<p>A: The changes in design the headgear is underground, were only temporary no longer required.</p>
<p>Q: Will the TBM's remain insitu or underground?</p>
<p>A: We hope to take these out as they are quite valuable. (There are 3No TBM's 2No SDR's (shaft rolling roundheaders) &amp; 1No VSM, the underwater version)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fadw_-4_Y3A">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fadw_-4_Y3A</a></p>
<p><span class="floatright"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/users/3740/page/image/25lilla1.jpg" width="1000" height="667" /></span></p>
<p><strong>Planning Conditions</strong></p>
<p>There is a current non-material amendment to the power supply with National Power grid this is to be finalised within a week or two.</p>
<p>Q: Park &amp; Ride?</p>
<p>A: Did have permission near Sainsbury, that option not taking forward.</p>
<p><strong>The S106 - Briony's Presentation</strong></p>
<p>As before with some updates ..</p>
<p>The S106 money is not for regular or statutory work of the NYMNPA. </p>
<p>Historic Features - on the Archeological front a PHd Student form Leeds University is working alongside the Authority to enhance this area. The most exposed geology is Jurassic.</p>
<p>Enhance Tranquility - eg Dark Skies, Coast to Coast Walk,</p>
<p>Landscape - enhance ecology anywhere in the Park or AOI</p>
<p>Work to date includes the defining of the path at Lilla Moor - part of the Lyke Wake Walk, by adding gravel to boggy sections. Much more work to do eg Lilla Cross (the oldest standing stone in the National Park) and further along the Lyke Wake walk.</p>
<p>At Rosedale - 'The Land of Iron' work started last week with replacing 750m of the five bar fence. Further at Rosedale old mine workings we are creating two attenuation ponds for old mine water discharge interception, all to be eco planted with rushes &amp; reeds.</p>
<p>At Fylingdales the Old St Stephen's Church we have repaired &amp; redecorated all the windows and note there is further work to do here. </p>
<p>Year One - Other projects include : A bridleway at Boggle Hole; Woodland restoration at Harwood Dale; an information panel at Littlebeck; improve the Pegasus Crossing at A171.</p>
<p>Woodland Creation : We have found some landowners willing to work with us for Woodland Pasture &amp; Dense Woodland preparing for Autumn, with 1ha planted at Danby with 12ha so far in the ground to deliver.</p>
<p>Year I : Tourism Contributions - mainly advertising of the Park and AOI promoting Yorkshire as a visitor destination. Working with Visit England/Britain to come up with future marketing plans.</p>
<p>Local Tourism Projects supported to date are HM Bark Endeavour &amp; The Grapes. Other projects are very welcome to apply. The annual funding runs May to May.</p>
<p>Year II : Projects tabled include: Maybeck - a circular walk; Lyke Wake Walk - more path; Cleveland Way - strengthen the bridge at Boggle Hole; Mulgrave Tunnels - engineering &amp; ecology surveys with a possibility of re-opening for visitor recreation; Harwood Dale - habitat enhancement... (others on the list that fleeted by)</p>
<p>Target Core Policy DL = 30ha. Also to include a seed collection volunteer scheme with a nursery at Castle Howard.</p>
<p>Q: Lilla Howe - legend says he threw himself in front of the King's horse ... these are massive benefits directly from the mine?</p>
<p>A: Yes a lot of good works done with the (s106) money. These have been calculated as compensation &amp; mitigation as part of the planning approval for the mine.</p>
<p>Response: <strong>Absolutely delighted all these works are getting done.</strong></p>
<p>Q: A bit dubious about the contribution to Welcome to Yorkshire?</p>
<p>A: £200K pa over five years to promote the Park &amp; AOI.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-5yn3v3N8A">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-5yn3v3N8A</a></p>
<p>Matt Parsons : The figures - to date £2.5mil has been forwarded to the National Park S106 including £1.5m (NYMNPA), £855k to NYCC (training) £214k to R&amp;CBC (training)</p>
<p>Q: About this money being wasted on local authority appointed consultants? (eg £400k to consultant for Park &amp; Ride, NYCC road improvements etc etc)</p>
<p>A: The intention is to spend it to enhance and compensate. All projects are measured and reviewed.</p>
<p>Q: Residents of Helredale Road Association - traffic management? (speed enforcement, safety, narrow footpath at side of Cemetry, pedestrian crossing in worng place, laybys, thumps over the bumps etc etc)</p>
<p>A: All these concerns will be directed to the Traffic Management Liaison Group. The volume of traffic in the PP was 126 hgv per day ie 63 each way. So far an average of 40 each way.</p>
<p>COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT </p>
<p>In the last quarter there have been four parish meetings with more scheduled in. We have visited lots of schools &amp; education outreach is continuing. The exhibition at Pannet Park Museum continues until the end of May and is free to residents of Whitby. This project is not just about building a mine but is a significant local contribution to building global food security. </p>
<p><a href="http://siriusminerals.com/poly4/">http://siriusminerals.com/poly4/</a></p>
<p>Q: Will the exhibition be taken elsewhere?</p>
<p>A: Possibly ...</p>
<p>A Night Boat to Cairo?</p>
<p>lol</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5FWgXfNN9s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5FWgXfNN9s</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.stone-circles.org.uk/stone/lillahowe.htm">http://www.stone-circles.org.uk/stone/lillahowe.htm</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMy52nPHSA0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMy52nPHSA0</a></p>
<p><a href="http://siriusminerals.com/latest-news/news-stories/new-construction-skills-scheme-launched/">http://siriusminerals.com/latest-news/news-stories/new-construction-skil...</a></p>
<p>Mind, tis better than 'Orville'</p>
<p>Three cheers.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
</div></div></div><section class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/35" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Terra Firma</a></li><li class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/4" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">NYMNPA</a></li><li class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Sirius Minerals</a></li></ul></section>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 05:28:36 +0000Benefitz Betty622 at http://qalypso.co.ukhttp://qalypso.co.uk/node/622#commentsNet Neutrality http://qalypso.co.uk/node/595
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Performing a rain dance?</p>
<p>"If you're trying to model an ice sheet, the single most important input is ice thickness," said Prof Jonathan Bamber. "Why's that? Because velocity is proportional to the fourth power of thickness. So differences in thickness make for huge differences in the velocity of the ice in our models; and to things like thermodynamics, because thick ice is warmer than thin ice, and so on," the Bristol University, UK, glaciologist told BBC News."</p>
<p>This week the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will decide on whether to repeal an Obama-era law that protects "net neutrality". It refers to the principle that all traffic on the internet is treated equally.</p>
<p><span class="floatright"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/resize/users/16/page/image/20171211_122753%20b-720x540.jpg" width="720" height="540" /></span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyTS8RM1yAo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyTS8RM1yAo</a></p>
<p>"1. Diminutive Stature</p>
<p>The largest subspecies of reindeer – the woodland caribou – is about 1.2m at the shoulder, whereas the thickset body and dumpy legs of the Svalbard reindeer make it particularly dinky, standing 80cm (31ins) at the shoulder.</p>
<p>2. Furry Noses</p>
<p>Reindeer have a circumpolar distribution which means they live in and around the Arctic Circle. In some habitats the winter temperatures push close to minus-70 degrees centigrade. In order to survive this extreme cold, reindeer have extra-insulating hollow fur, which covers their entire bodies, from the tips of their noses to the bottoms of their feet. The only external part of reindeer not covered in fur is their eyeballs!</p>
<p>3. Equal Antler Opportunities</p>
<p>Uniquely in the deer family, antlers grow on both male and female reindeer. But unlike males, female reindeer keep their antlers all winter. Female reindeer give birth in the spring and it’s thought that keeping their antlers makes them dominant in the herd, helping them to get the best food through the long dark winter.</p>
<p>4. Clown Hooves</p>
<p>Reindeer have great big feet and while these give them an endearing clown-like appearance, they are also very useful. They act as snowshoes in the winter and provide stability on the soft ground in the summer. Reindeer’s hooves also make excellent paddles for swimming and, when the snow comes, their hooves harden and the edges sharpen up making them perfect shovels to shift the snow and get to the food below.</p>
<p>5. Staying in Touch</p>
<p>As reindeer walk they make a delicate clicking or popping sound. Being surrounded by a small herd sounds a bit like being in a bowl of puffed rice as the milk is poured on to it. The sound travels well and a large herd of several hundred animals can be heard kilometres away. The clicking is caused by a tendon in the foot rubbing over bone and is thought to be a kind of contact call. Vocal calls use up more energy and release life-saving heat on the reindeer’s breath, so clicking feet is an energy-efficient way to stay in touch.</p>
<p>6. Taking People North</p>
<p>Reindeer were a hugely important animal for the Stone Age, hunter-gatherer people of Europe. As the climate warmed and the glaciers of the Ice Age retreated north between 10,000 and 20,000 years ago, the reindeer followed. Rather than change their way of life, small groups of people started following them – embarking on a journey that would take them to the edge of the known world. These pioneers left records of their association with reindeer on the walls of the caves they sheltered in along the way. The oldest known rock art in the UK is of a reindeer on the wall of a cave on the Gower peninsular in Wales and is between 13,000 and 18,000 years old.</p>
<p>7. ... And Keeping Them There</p>
<p>Until recently, traditional people in some parts of the Arctic wouldn’t have been able to survive in the very north of the world without reindeer. They provided meat, milk, transport and clothing. Nowadays, many people from traditional reindeer herding societies travel on skidoos, have modern fabrics for their clothes and spend at least part of their year in modern homes. But there are still some who rely almost entirely on reindeer for their survival.</p>
<p>8. Calming Presence</p>
<p>Being quietly surrounded by a herd of relaxed reindeer is a strange experience. Masters of heat and energy preservation, reindeer are almost silent and move in a gentle and deliberate way – only really picking up speed when they are threatened or alarmed.</p>
<p>Reindeer have a calming presence, which might help explain why people were so keen to follow herds right to the edge of the earth."</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5N6dxWMxYzfZsdpq6xvlL40/eight-reasons-to-love-reindeer-even-more?intc_type=promo&amp;intc_location=news&amp;intc_campaign=reindeer&amp;intc_linkname=radio4_fac_article">http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5N6dxWMxYzfZsdpq6xvlL40/eight-r...</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42260580">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42260580</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT2JxJX2oUI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT2JxJX2oUI</a></p>
<p>Still dancing ...<span class="floatright"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/users/16/page/image/RudolphLG--1-_54_990x660.jpg" width="990" height="660" /></span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A53BDbV7m4Y">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A53BDbV7m4Y</a></p>
<p>Two Short Planks.</p>
<p>Jimanji?</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O2G5uOHKn0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O2G5uOHKn0</a></p>
</div></div></div><section class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/26" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Scarborough</a></li><li class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/35" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Terra Firma</a></li><li class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/7" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Scarborough Borough Council (SBC)</a></li></ul></section>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 05:10:59 +0000Captain Black595 at http://qalypso.co.ukhttp://qalypso.co.uk/node/595#commentsStanding in the Shadowshttp://qalypso.co.uk/node/592
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Tin Hats at the ready?</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUTzXFFud0k">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUTzXFFud0k</a></p>
<p><span class="floatright"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/users/16/page/image/batman.jpg" width="564" height="564" /></span></p>
<p><em>"Corprotocracy ... social licence... universal disgust ... Poll Tax ... rough calculations ... 20% of the UK population in a Sacrifice Zone ... go swivel ... threats put to NYCC due to legal teams ... a defacto fascist state... blah blah ... Strasbourg ... access to European Courts ... enshrined in British Law. </em></p>
<p><em>Ah, so : "Tinpot Cowboy outfit as Thrid Energy as nobodies ever heard of ..." </em>Barking mad.<em> "Abomination. Saturday 2nd December ... materialistic Christmas ... </em>Barking Mad<em> ... hopefully will screw up. Kick the can down the road a little bit further. Strangely silent here. Strangely silent. The frack crew will be holed up. ... somewhere .. an absolute travesty.. if housed the frack crew in Lorraine Allinson's holiday cottages .. because she has been the sole mouthpeice for this industry in North Yorkshire (@8.20) but maybe she would be getting her benefitz in some other way. (sniggers)..." </em> </p>
<p>Easy target, <span>the undersurface of a person's foot. Ian Crane mincing his words. Rather, me thinks </span>Ian Crane is back to his true **** form. Beavers?</p>
<p>Flat caps: <span class="floatright"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/users/16/page/image/Cuadrilla%20231117.jpg" width="1024" height="576" /></span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.ineos.com/businesses/ineos-shale/">https://www.ineos.com/businesses/ineos-shale/</a></p>
<p>Drop the pilot?</p>
<p><a href="https://www.ineos.com/businesses/ineos-shale/news/ineos-shale-is-pleased-that-the-high-court-has-renewed-injunctions-protecting-our-people-sites-and-supply-chain/">https://www.ineos.com/businesses/ineos-shale/news/ineos-shale-is-pleased...</a></p>
<p><strong>"INEOS is facing widespread illegal action by hardcore anti-fracking activists, including dangerous direct action and death threats"</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://drillordrop.com/2017/11/24/ineos-looks-to-bypass-local-decisions-on-its-first-two-shale-applications/comment-page-1/#comments">https://drillordrop.com/2017/11/24/ineos-looks-to-bypass-local-decisions...</a></p>
<p>The Bark Knight ... </p>
<p>"<span>Hardcore activists have made threats against INEOS by email and on social media. Examples of these threats include:</span></p>
<ul><li>I will go and blow them up – just you watch</li>
<li>Kick the hell out of the driver and force chemicals down his throat</li>
<li>This is war so expect casualties</li>
<li>Kill their children</li>
<li>Can’t somebody kill the owner of INEOS?</li>
</ul><p>Tom Pickering said: “These threats are vile, abusive and frightening. They demonstrate the sort of people we are facing.”</p>
<p>Indeed.</p>
<p>Brushwood.</p>
<p>"Theatre lovers also have an equal right to fight for their own interest in theatre, ballet and performing arts and to have the same access to facilities to enjoy their choice of entertainment too."</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifYUzKzpJJk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifYUzKzpJJk</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDFA4AA_X6I">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDFA4AA_X6I</a></p>
<p>I'll be back...</p>
</div></div></div><section class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/11" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Fracking</a></li><li class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/35" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Terra Firma</a></li><li class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/4" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">NYMNPA</a></li></ul></section>Sun, 26 Nov 2017 04:12:15 +0000Captain Black592 at http://qalypso.co.ukhttp://qalypso.co.uk/node/592#commentsThe F.E.X.http://qalypso.co.uk/node/567
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden view-mode-rss"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The Flat Earth Xociety ... </p>
</div></div></div><section class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above view-mode-rss"><h2 class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</h2><ul class="field-items"><li class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/37" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Satellite</a></li><li class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/35" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Terra Firma</a></li><li class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/9" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Coastal Erosion</a></li><li class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/7" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Scarborough Borough Council (SBC)</a></li><li class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/taxonomy/term/2" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Sea Defences</a></li></ul></section>Tue, 28 Mar 2017 12:47:05 +0000Captain Qahn567 at http://qalypso.co.ukhttp://qalypso.co.uk/node/567#comments